This function is designed to allow upload of a contact list directly into CustomerGauge’s Address Book. Emails will not be sent out automatically. It will need to be sent manually using the Email Engine from inside of the CustomerGauge application.


IMPORTANT: The File Size Limit for API's is 2MB.


Resource Information

Response formats
JSON (default), XML
HTTP Method
POST
Response family
file
Header
Authorization: api_key XXXXX


Resource URL

Europe Production Server: https://api.eu.customergauge.com/v4.1/file/contact.json


Uploading Files

Files can be uploaded by posting the file itself.


Upload by File Posting


Upload File Data

Post data as if posted by a form.



Upload File Data Example

Key
Data
Description
file
Documents/file_name.xml
Automatically provided when POST-ing a file through HTTP protocol.


Upload File Example Request

cURL Example
curl -F “file=@LOCAL_LOCATION/file_name.xml” “https://api.eu.customergauge.com/v4.1/file/contact.json”



Example Result

Data states if successful or not. Message reported on successful operation:




1




{"Data":{"id":"3"}}




Message reported on failed operation:




1




{"Error":{"Message":"This upload has already been processed","Code":400103}}